View of Portovenere Italy from Palmaria Island
by Joan Carroll
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View of Portovenere Italy from Palmaria Island
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Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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I just had it in my head that I wanted to hike around the Isola Palmaria, an island that is a five minute ferry ride from Portovenere, Italy. So from Cinque Terre, we took the train to La Spezia followed by Mr Toad’s Wild (bus) Ride to Portovenere getting on the ferry. Once on the island, we had a big decision to make: hike clockwise around the island…or counterclockwise. Oh, how great if all of life’s decisions were so simple! We chose clockwise and it turned out to be the best decision because it saved this view---one of the best of the entire hike---for last! Isola Palmaria’s northwest point overlooks a small channel called Le Bocche that connects the Ligurian Sea to the Gulf of Poets. From this vantage point, you can see the Church of St Peter (Chiesa di San Pietro) on a rocky promontory looking out to sea and center of Portovenere to the right. Isola Palmaria itself is a small island, less than 1 sq mi and is largely uninhabited . In 1997, the archipelago of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto islands, together with Portovenere and the Cinque Terre, was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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Ginger Stein
Great shape scribed by the hook of this island. Also interesting textures in the rocks and church on the promontory. Love the deep yellow pops of color.
Nisah Cheatham
Congrats! This photo has been featured on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites group on FAA/Pixels. • • • You are invited to archive your photo at the following Discussion Topic: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-unesco-world-heritage-sites.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4504216
Joan Carroll
thank you Frozen in Time for the feature in the Your Very Best Photography group, 5/28/19
Christopher James
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